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Yes. I have not tried it in a while, but it's live eval when binding was better than Budibase, and it has some components Budibase does not (report generator, s
by foxbee 4y ago
Yes. I have not tried it in a while, but it's live eval when binding was better than Budibase, and it has some components Budibase does not (report generator, scanner, signature).
Retools UX is different from Budibase. Budibase separates the dev process into 3 stages; data, design, automate - where Retool is sort of like visual basic (everything in one). We used Visual Basic a lot in previous roles and we decided we could build something uniquely better.
One other thing Budibase has is a public API, which allows you to use Budibase as a backend (with different frontends including Next js, Svelte). It's also great for inter-operability.
With Retool, you must write JS to build an internal tool. With Budibase, writing code is optional. Our main goal with Budibase is to make it as accessible and flexible as possible. Open source is a great driver of this.
Once again, it's been a while since I touched Retool and it is a very solid platform and I am sure there are more things it provides over BB.
Budibase is tackling the same problem in a different way, from being open source and a different UX, to barrier to entry. We feel this is a better strategy in the long-run.